Plant-irrigating device.



C. F. TILLMANN.

PLANT IRRIGATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. I916.

Patented M 1 6, 1917.

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To all whom it may concern:

'Be itknown that I, CHARLES TILL- MANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in Plarit-Iirigat ingDevicesyof which the following is a specificatlon. I Thislnventionu'elates generally to improvements in plant irrigating devices,and

more specifically to irrigating devices for flower boxes, flower pots orthe like. v

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide an elongatedbox for holding a plurality of plants, and aperforated conduit extendinglongitudinally of the box for uniformly directing a supply of ,Water tothe roots of all the plants.

Another important object of thexinvention is to provide a plant box andWater conduit of an extremely simple construction, and one which is,therefore, very cheap to manufacture. 1 1 v Another object of theinvention is to-provide a conductor which'will feed the water to one endof said conduit,the conductor being disposed within the container andeX- tending vertically, the upper end of the. conductor being disposedabove the conduit so as to create a sufficient pressure to insure thewater passing upwa-rdly'through the conduit to the roots of the plants.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a plantirrigating device each end walllsa ringv 1 1, by means, of

of the character set forth, in which the These and other objects will inpart be obvious, and will be hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In thedrawings, which show by Way of illustration the preferredembodiment of my invention,

Figure 1 is a plan View of a plant container.

Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationfiled May 15, 1916. SerialNo. 97,602; I

therethrough, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional 1 .v1ew. 1v y Like reference numerals, designate corresponding parts in all thefigures vof the drawing.

Patented Mar. 6,1917.

Fig. 2 a longitudinal. sectional view Referring to the drawing, 1 haveshown a commercial elongated sheet metal box of lmperi'orateconstruct1on,. wh1 ch comprises a flatgbottom, 5, inclined side walls 66 and inclined end walls 7 and 8 respectively.

-The upper edges of thesewalls are curved around a reenforcing wire 9. I

Disposed Within the. container is an elongated strip of wire mesh, andthis strip is uniformly arched transversely. throughout its entirelength to. form a centrally dis-,

posed. and longitudinally extending; perforated water conduit; 10. Thisconduit eX- -tendsfrom one end wall to the; otherand has itslongitudinal edges secured tothe bottom 5 at spaced points by-so-lder11.

Secured to the inner face of the end wall 7 are spaced guideflanges1111. These guideflanges extend vertically and receive the laterallyextending fianges.;12 12 of a.

vertically extending ,arcuate water conductor Centrally securedlto theupper edge of which the container may be lifted as desired.

flanges. 12-12 of said conductor are disposed on opposite sides oftheadjacent ring '14, thereby permitting said co-nductorto be readilyremoved.

In order to prevent the side walls 6-6 of the container from spreadingI-have provided a brace15. body portion 16, which is disposed asuflicient distance below the top of the container so as to be coveredby the earth thereof.

The outer ends of this body portion are formed into hooks 17-17 whichfrictionally engage over the bent upper edges of said side walls.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a very simpleand cheap flower boX by combining an elongated commercial sheet metalbox, and. a water con- The conductor 13 is centrally dis-1 "posed withrespect to the end wall 7, and the This brace consists of a duit 10formed from a strip of commercial wire mesh. When it is desired to nesttwo or more of these boxes, the water conductor 13 of the receiving boxis removed from engagement with the, flanges l1 and is placed within thebottom of the box, and the brace 15 is slipped along the sides of thebox and positioned against one end thereof, thus permitting the otherbox to be readily positioned therein. By extending the water conduitcentrally along the entire box, I have provided a meansv whereby theearth and roots disposedwithin the container will be uniformly moistenedthroughout the entire length of the container, and by extending thewater conductor 13 to the top of the container, I have provided meansfor forcing the water from the conduit 10 upwardly through the earthdisposed within the container.

In order to prevent the earth passing into the pores of the wire meshand thereby choking the same, a shield 18, which preferably consists ofa woven fabric, is placed over said mesh and is preferably securedthereto by any suitable adhesive. This fabric is loosely woven so as topermit the water passing upwardly therethrough and the plant rootspassing downwardly therethrough.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a plant irrigating device, the combination with an elongatedcontainer for holding a plurality of plants, of a horizontally disposedwater conduit extending centrally and longitudinally across thebottomand having a plurality of water egress openings at points throughout itslength for uniformly directing the water to the roots of the plants,means for conducting a supply of water to one end of said conduit, and aporous dirt shield disposed over said conduit.

2. In a plant irrigating device, the combination with a plant containerincluding a. flat bottom and a surrounding wall, of 'a horizontallydisposed water conduit extending across the bottomand having a pluralityof water egress openings at points throughout its length for uniformlydirecting the water to the roots of the plant and a vertically extendingwater conductor disposed within the container and communicating at itslower end with one end of said horizontally disposed conduit forconducting a supply of water thereto, said water conductor beingremovably secured to the wall .of the container to permit anothercontainer being nested. within said container.

3. In a plant irrigating device, the combination with a commercialelongated plant box including a bottom and spaced side and end walls, ofa Water conduit extending along the bottom thereof from one end wall tothe other, said conduit being formed from an elongatedstrip of wirerneshand arched upwardly transversely throughout its length,

the longitudinal edges thereof being secured to the bottom of thecontainer, and a Water conductor for directing water into one'end ofsaidconduit, said water conductor being removably attached to one end wallof the container to permit "another container being nested within saidcontainer.

4. In a plant irrigating device, the combination with an elongated plantcontainer in cluding a bottom and spaced side and end walls, of aperforated water conduit extending along the bottomthereof-from one endwall to the other, a water conductor for directing water into saidconduit, and a brace connecting the side walls of the container, saidwater conductor and brace being movably attached to the container topermit an- .other container being nested within said container.

I 5. In a plant irrigating device, the combination withan elongatedplant container including a bottom and spaced side and end walls, of abrace connecting the side walls of the container, said brace beingformed from wire and having its body portion disposed below the top ofthe container, the ends of the wire being bent into hooks forrespectively engaging the upper edges of said side 6. In a plantirrigating device, the combi nation with an elongatedv container forholding a plurality of plants, and including side walls and end walls,of a horizontally disposed water conduit extending longitudinally acrossthe bottom and having a plurality of water egress openings at pointsthroughout its length, said conduit extending from one end wall to theother, a pair of spaced guiding flanges secured to the inner face of oneend wall and extending vertically, and a vertically extending arouatewater conductor having laterally extending flanges slidably engaged withthe flanges secured to the end wall of the con tainer, whereby saidwater conductor may be removed to permit another container to be nestedwithin said container.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES F. TILLMANN.

Witnesses:

\ EARL F. TiLLMANN,

WILLIAM L. WERNEOKE.

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